Ted Koppel's broadcasting career spans half a century and includes every major professional recognition. He is best known for his role as anchor and managing editor of ABC News' Nightline, where his interviews and reporting touched every major news story over 25 years, making him the longest-serving news anchor in network history. He left Nightline in November 2005 and was named managing editor of the Discovery Channel, anchoring and producing long-form programming examining major global events. Among his honors: the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award, 41 Emmy Awards, eight George Foster Peabody Awards, ten duPont-Columbia Awards, ten Overseas Press Club Awards, two George Polk Awards, and two Sigma Delta Chi Awards.